What do you get when you have a heaping helping of movie trivia, twisted humor, and a glass of wine (or beer for fans of the fizzy lifting drink)? You get the Movie Wino. That's me.

Welcome to all things cinema and grape.If you're like me, your movie selections vary with your mood. When I'm anxious, I default to either of the Ghostbusters movies; Real Genius; Fight Club or The Departed. Then comes the beverage. Call it state dependent learning that most movies are at least slightly more enjoyable when coupled with a glass of wine--and even better if you have a friend who's a fellow movie wino.

My commitment to you is to provide at least one movie and wine pairing for any mood or occasion. If you have suggestions or need one, bring it on. You can search for movie and wine pairings by mood or visit the archives by week and see what mood I was in...

Movie summaries are courtesy of Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Comments and fermented grape juice or hopped up amber beverage recommendations courtesy of my sick, twisted mind. Whether you're a Wine Enthusiast or have Rotten Tomatoes bookmarked, there's bound to be something for you here.


Drink up!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes

Now, most everyone knows Janet Leigh is Jamie Lee Curtis' mother, and that Alfred Hitchcock always made a cameo appearance in his movies. But, did you know that Anthony Perkins became an ordained minister and performed the marriage of actor Dennis Hopper to his fourth wife, Katherine LaNasta, in 1989?

Come in out of the rain; we have 12 vacancies. 12 cabins, 12 vacancies.

The Movie

Based on Robert Bloch's book, Psycho is the tale of Marion Crane, a Phoenix, Arizona working girl fed up with having to sneak away during lunch breaks to meet her lover, Sam Loomis, who cannot get married because most of his money goes towards alimony. One Friday, Marion's employer asks her to take $40,000 in cash to a local bank for deposit. Desperate to make a change in her life, she impulsively leaves town with the money, determined to start a new life with Sam in California. As night falls and a torrential rain obscures the road ahead of her, Marion turns off the main highway. Exhausted from the long drive and the stress of her criminal act, she decides to spend the night at the desolate Bates Motel. The motel is run by Norman Bates, a peculiar young man dominated by his invalid mother. After Norman fixes her a light dinner, Marion goes back to her room for a shower....

Wine

How about a glass of Pommard like bottle used in the film Notorious by Alfred Hitchcock-- the most famous bottle of wine in the history of cinema. Mischief and Mayhem - Pommard Clos de L'Orgelot is a nice blood red wine with red berry, vanilla and nutmeg.

Beer

Insanity is an oak-aged English-style Barleywine from the Weyerbacher brewery in Pennsylvania.

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